page_title: Olaf Helset
hierarchical_section_title: Olaf Helset
caption_attribution_description: Bildet viser oberst Olaf Helset, som i januar 1945 ble beordret til sjef for det norske reservepolitiet i Sverige med tittelen ”Sjefen for polititroppene”. (Militærattasjeen oberst Ole Berg har dog på vegne av vedkommende myndigheter i Storbritannia den øverste ledelse av polititroppene). Helset var også under en periode norsk flyktningssjef i Sverige. DUBLETT? RA/PA-1209/Uc/65/1-2/S 188
context_page_description: Olaf Helset was a Norwegian military officer with the rank of Major General, and a sports administrator. He played a central role in the early resistance during the German occupation of Norway, both civil and military resistance. He was later in command of the Norwegian police troops in exile in Sweden. After the war he served as head of the Norwegian Army for two years.
context_section_description: Olaf Helset (28 July 1892 – 21 August 1960) was a Norwegian military officer with the rank of Major General, and a sports administrator. He played a central role in the early resistance during the German occupation of Norway, both civil and military resistance. He was later in command of the Norwegian police troops in exile in Sweden. After the war he served as head of the Norwegian Army for two years.
caption: Olaf Helset in 1945
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